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1
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Cellular activities are coordinated throughout the body by the endocrine system to…

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preserve homeostasis

2
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the endocrine systems regulates long-term processes such as growth and development by using…

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chemical messengers to relay information and instructions between cells

3
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situations requiring split-second responses, or crisis management, are the job of the _________ system.

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nervous

4
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Gap junctions involved in direct communication between two cells of the same type serve to…

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  1. coordinate ciliary movement among epithelial cells
  2. coordinate the contractions of cardiac muscle cells
  3. facilitate the prorogation of action potentials from one neuron to the next at electrical synapses
5
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an example of a functional similarity between the nervous system and the endocrine system is…

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compounds used a hormones by the endocrine system may also function as neurotransmitters inside the CNS

6
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the endocrine system expresses an organization that allows for…

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  1. localized effects
  2. effects on distant targets
  3. simultaneous coordination of many widespread targets
7
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the three different groups of hormones based on their chemical structure are…

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amino acids derivatives, peptide hormones, and lipid derivatives

8
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the biogenic amino hormones include…

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E, NE, dopamine, melatonin, and thyroid hormones

9
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most peptide hormones are produced as…

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prohormones

10
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the reason steroid hormones remain in circulation longer than the other groups of hormones is because they are…

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bound to specific transport proteins in the plasma

11
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hormones alter the operations of target cells by changing the…

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types, quantities, or activities of important enzymes and structural proteins

12
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catecholamines and peptide hormones affect target organ cells by…

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second messengers activated by G protein complexes when receptor binding occurs at the membrane surface

13
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steroid hormones affect target organ cells by…

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binding to target receptors in the nucleus

14
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endocrine cells responding directly to changes in the composition of the extracellular fluid are an example of an…

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endocrine reflex

15
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the hypothalamus is a major coordinating and control center because it…

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contains autonomic centers and acts as an endocrine organ

16
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the most notable effect of ADH prooduced in the neurohypophysis of the pituatury gland is to…

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decrease the amount of water lost at the kidneys

17
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stimulation of contractile cells in mammary tissue and uterine muscles in the female is initiated by secretion of…

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oxytocin from the posterior pituatary

18
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the structure that locks the pituitary gland in position and isolates it from the cranial cavity is the…

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sellar diaphragm

19
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the pituitary gland is connected to the hypothalamus by a slender, funnel-shaped structure called the…

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infundibulum

20
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the small, oval piptuitary gland lies nestled within a depression of the sphenoid bone called the…

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sella turcica

21
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the two classes of hypothalamic regulatory hormones are…

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releasing and inhibiting

22
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the two gonadotropic hormones secreated by the anterior pituitary are…

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LH and FSH

23
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the hormonal effect of ACTH produced by the adenohypophysis is…

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secretion of glucocorticoids by the adrenal cortex

24
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the gonadotropins FSH and LH exert their hormonal effects in the ______ of the male and female.

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reproductive system

25
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an abnormally low production of gonadotropin produces a condition called…

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hypogonadism

26
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when the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland no longer releases adequate amounts of ADH, the result is development of…

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diabetes insipidus

27
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if abnormal amounts of glucocortoids are released by the adrenal cortex, it affects….

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glucose metabolism

28
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the thyroid gland curves across the anterior surface of the trachea just inferior to the…

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thyroid cartilage

29
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the hormones produced by the thyroid gland are…

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a two-lobed gland united by an isthmus

30
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the hormones produced by the thyroid gland are…

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thyroxine, triiodothyronine, and calcitonin

31
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the overall effect of hormones secreted by the thyroid gland is…

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an increase in cellular rates of metabolism and oxygen consumption

32
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inadequate production of thyroid hormones in infants produces cretinism, a condition marked by…

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inadequate skeletal and nervous system development

33
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hypothyroidism, myxedema, and goiter may result from an inadequate amount of…

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dietary iodide

34
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the two pairs of parathyroid glands are embedded in the…

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posterior surfaces of the thyroid glands

35
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the net result of parathyroid hormone secretion is that it…

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increases Ca2+ concentration in body fluids

36
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the highly vascularized, pyramid-shaped adrenal gland is located on the…

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superior border of each kidney

37
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the adrenal cortex consists of a…

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zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, and zona reitcularis

38
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the hormones released by the adrenal medulla are…

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epinephrine and norepinephrine

39
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the hormonal effects produced by adrenal epinephrine are…

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  1. increased cardiac activity
  2. increased blood glucose levels
  3. increased glycogen breakdown
40
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the mineralocorticoid aldosterone targets kidney cells and causes the…

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retention of sodium ions and water, reducing body fluid losses.

41
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the pineal gland is located in the…

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posterior portion of the roof of the third ventricle

42
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the pinealocytes of the pineal gland produce the hormone melatonin, which is believed to…

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  1. be an effective antioxidant
  2. maintain basic circadian rhythms
  3. inhibit reproductive function
43
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the pancreas lies in the J-shaped loop between the stomach and the small intestine in the ________ cavity.

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abdominopelvic

44
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the cells of the pancreatic islets of the endocrine pancreas include…

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alpha, beta, delta, and F cells

45
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the hormones produced by the pancreatic islets that regulate blood glucose concentrations are…

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insulin and glucagon

46
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the pancreatic hormone pancreatic polypeptide…

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  1. regulates production of some pancreatic enzymes
  2. inhibits gallblader contractions
  3. may control the rate of nutrient absorption
47
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inadequate insulin production can lead to…

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  1. diabetes mellitus
  2. hyperglycemia
  3. glycosuria
48
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a common diabetes-related medical problem is…

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partial or complete blindness

49
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the normal effect of erythropoietin produced by the kidney is to…

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stimulate red blood cell production

50
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one of the major effects of ANP produced by the heart is that it…

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decreases thirst

51
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the thymosins produced by the thymus affect the…

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development and maturation of lymphocytes

52
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testosterone produced in the interstital cells of the testes is responsible for…

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  1. promoting the production of functional sperm
  2. determining male secondary sexual characterisitics
  3. protein synthesis in skeletal muscles
53
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the hormone leptin produced in adipose tissues targets the hypothalamus to affect…

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suppression of appetite

54
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the two hormones that have an antagonistic or opposing effect are…

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insulin and glucagon

55
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the additive effects of growth hormone and glucocorticoids illustrate the _________ effect.

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synergistic

56
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the differing but complementary effect of calcitriol and parathyroid hormone on tissues involved in calcium metabolism illustrate the __________ effect.

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integrative

57
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the hormones that are of primary importance to normal growth include…

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GH, thyroid hormones, insulin, PTH, and reproductive hormones

58
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insulin is important to normal growth because it promotes…

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adequate supplies of nutrients and energy for growing cells

59
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the body’s response to stress is the general adaption syndrome, which consists of the phases…

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  1. alarm phase
  2. resistance phase
  3. normal development
60
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when the body’s temperature falls below normal, the homeostatic adjustment responses will include…

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shivering or changes in the pattern of blood flow

61
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in children, when sex hormones are produced prematurely, the obvious behavioral changes will cause the child to be…

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aggressive and assertive

62
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in adults, changes in the mixtures of hormones reaching the CNS can have significant effects on….

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  1. memory and learning
  2. emotional states
  3. intellectual capabilities
63
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an oprganinc compound that has been implicated in causing heart and blood vessel problems, but is necessary for the production of corticosteroids, is…

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cholesterol

64
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the specialized cells in the parathyroid glands that secret parathyroid hormone are…

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chief cells

65
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the two basic categories of endocrine disorders are…

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abnormal hormones production and abnormal cellular sensitivity

66
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the most dramatic functional change that occurs in the endocrine system due to aging is a…

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decline in the concentration of reproductive hormones

67
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all of the hormones secreted by the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, heart, kidneys, thymus, digestive tract, and pancreas are…

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peptide hormones

68
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________ hormones bind to plasma membrane recpetors attached to G proteins that activate second messengers to create target cell response; _______ hormones bind to cytoplasmic or nuclear receptors and creat target response by turning genes on or off.

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peptide; steroid

69
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the hypothalamus has a profound effect on endocrine functions through the secretion of….

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releasing and inhibiting hormones

70
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a pituitary endocrine cells that is stimulated by a releasing hormone is usually _________ by the periphreal hormone it controls

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inhibited

71
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endocrine reflexes, the functional counterparts of neural reflexes, can be triggered by ________ stimuli.

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  1. humoral
  2. hormonal
  3. neural
72
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the body system that adjust metabolic rates and substrate utilization is the _______ system.

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endocrine

73
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nurse cells in the testes support the….

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differentiation and physical maturation of sperm

74
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the protein hormone prolactin is involved with…

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production of milk

75
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the amino acid derivative hormone epinephrine is responsible for…

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  1. increase cardiac activity
  2. glycogen breakdown
  3. release of lipids by adipose tissues
76
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the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex produces steriod hormones that are known as glucocorticoids because of their…

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effects on glucose metabolism

77
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corticosteroids are hormones that are produced and secreted by the…

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cortex of the adrenal glands

78
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the endocrine functions of the kidney and the heart include the production and secretion of the hormones…

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erythropoietin and atrial natriuretic peptide

79
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the testis of the male produces the endocrine hormones…

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ingibin and testosterone

80
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the endocrine tissue of the ovaries in the female produce…

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estrogens, inhibin, and progesterone